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Peace on Earth Good Will to All

December 17, 2011—Special to SF Bay Areafrom our Western New York CorrespondentBeverly Anna

——-Today, I am very proud to call myself an American. I am very proud to point out and remind my fellow Americans about a promise made by our President… Barack Obama. Before he was elected, then Senator, and presidential candidate, Barack Obama made a promise about ending this ill conceived war in Iraq…honorably. He also made a pledge to bring our brave soldiers home. He kept his promise. The war in Iraq is NOW finally over and our soldiers will be home for the holidays. For all of these troops and their families… peace of mind will be at hand. Their loved ones will be united and there will be peace in their hearts. We celebrate our soldiers. We commend them for a job well done! We also mourn , with a heavy heart, those who will not be returning home…

——-In the world community, I believe respect for America is on the rise. I am sure many Iraqis thought we would stay in Iraq forever because of their oil and that America would have our soldiers there indefinitely. Unfortunately there are those in America today who are still very vocal on keeping our mililtary troops in Iraq. Like a nightmare phantom from the past, Dick Cheny spoke his diabolical views on the airwaves recently.

————-The American people support bringing our troops home. President Obama is bringing them home. President Obama has proven to the World Community that America can be trusted once again and that we are not so fast on the trigger with this present administration. President Obama understands and respects the diversity in the world community. With President Obama as leader of the Free World …. diplomacy and well thought out plans and a strong desire to work together with other nations has brought us closer to something all thinking and moral people desire…PEACE ON EARTH . And Peace in the Middle East is not an easy task…I do believe this tactic of diplomacy and working with other countries and not always alone is a better way.

————–President Obama is intelligent and rather than be quick on the trigger… he works to affect a common ground on all fronts… He is calm, cool, collected and very focused. Under his watch, we captured Bin Laden, under his leadership and willingness to work with other nations and the United Nations he was able to provided the leadership that went on to overthrow another dictator.. Gadafhy. I believe once again this has shown the world community that we are NOT the country that takes over nations and occupies them with military troops ad infinitum . I think our President also has proven to the American people that he would be much more thoughtful and utililze every diplomatic channel before committing our sons and daughters in harms way in direct contrast to the previous administration.

————–ON the home front …Peace on Earth has a different aspect. There is cetainly no peace on earth for a family with no job… whose unemployment benefits are running out. There is no peace on earth for a child who is hungry and homeless because his family has been evicted…. since they can no longer pay the rent or buy food.. There is no peace on earth for an elderly person who can’t afford the copays on medicine and has to make a choice on food or medicine , or a mother who has NO health care and is dealing with catastrophic illness.

————–Social justice means being fair. Peace on Earth is not just the lyric in a song, or a Bible passage, or a line in a Christmas card. It is a moral view… a philosophy, a way of thinking, a way of acting that seeks to make life better not just for yourself… but for ALL people. This is an election year and I do see a clear choice.

————All this gridlock and filabustering … simply because the Republicans DO NOT WANT THE WEALTHY TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE… while cutting programs that actually benefit people in dire straits and with overwhelming needs disgusts me. They have had trickle down economics for more than 8 years….where are the jobs? Overseas. Income inequity has never been greater. The middle class is disappearing. Another trend I see is such vitriol against this President and that there is a willingness to watch Americans suffer just to blame President Obama. He inherited a mess. The mid term election results… have put a major road block in everything he has tried to do.

—————I believe this whole group who are debating now are totally out of touch with the troubles and trials of average American people. President Obama inherited a fiscal mess. He truly UNDERSTANDS the need for health care for every American . He believes every American should be contributing their fair share to solve these fiscal woes. Statistics have proven the rich have gotten richer, the middle class is diasppearing and trickle down does NOT work. Where are the jobs? They are overseas. Why are some republicans so adament about protecting these tax breaks for the very wealthy? Vested interest, totaly lack of empathy…or simply the desire to see, as one Republican senator has stated… that the goal of all Republicans should be to defeat President Obama. Is that their main objective? Looks like it to me.

————–Well, Peace on Earth means many things… I think President Obama has a good understanding of what these words mean…on the home front and in the world. Peace on Earth and Good Will to ALL,! Yes, ALL people no matter what religion, gender, culture or deomographic group.